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Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 09:13:41 -0800
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From: "Gene Sais" <Gsais@co.palm-beach.fl.us>
Subject: RE: So, What is a 'Production DBA'?
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So true!  Its different in each organization.  Titles change but jobs do not :). 

>>> sorr@rightnow.com 05/30/02 12:51PM >>>
I'd take that pay differential thing with a grain of salt. 

The definitions for Production DBA's, Apps, DBA's, and Development DBA's are
merely organizational interpretations. Each organization custom creates
these "titles" so PHB's can put labels on people. 

In many cases a production DBA is merely a database babysitter and a
Development/Apps DBA requires higher skills for the overall architecture. In
other cases an apps "DBA" may just be someone who knows how to maintain a
particular 3rd party application but their knowledge of the database engine
is suspect. I once knew an "HR Database Administrator," AKA Apps DBA, who
knew nothing about databases but lots about some weird, off the wall,
non-mainstream, proprietary HR application. This person's skills were not
marketable but their title was. ;-)


Aspiring chief cook and bottle washer,
Steve Orr


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Thanks to all who responded.  The debate on the list
is just as lively as the one around the water cooler. 
I did like the response about a 50% pay differential
for production DBAs.  That will make the bosses hair
stand on end!

--- Peter Barnett <regdba@yahoo.com> wrote:
> We are having this debate.  What is a 'Production
> DBA'?  Right now all of the DBAs do some of
> everything.  In an effort to focus more DBA time on
> infrastructure, damagement is floating the idea of
> Production and Applications DBAs.  The DBA group has
> loosely translated this into the group that is
> always
> on-call and the group that gets their weekends off.
> 
> I would appreciate some input from those of you who
> are Production DBAs.  
> 
> 
> 
> =====
> Pete Barnett
> Lead Database Administrator
> The Regence Group
> pnbarne@regence.com 
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